Amazing pictures from space

CaptionCarina Nebula

NASA, ESA and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team

A mountain of dust and gas rise in the Carina Nebula. The top of a 3-light-year-tall pillar of cool hydrogen is being worn away by the radiation of nearby stars, while stars within the pillar unleash jets of gas that stream from the peaks.

A mountain of dust and gas rise in the Carina Nebula. The top of a 3-light-year-tall pillar of cool hydrogen is being worn away by the radiation of nearby stars, while stars within the pillar unleash jets of gas that stream from the peaks. (NASA, ESA and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team)

The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant, all that remains of a tremendous stellar explosion. Observers in China and Japan recorded the supernova nearly 1,000 years ago, in 1054.

The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant, all that remains of a tremendous stellar explosion. Observers in China and Japan recorded the supernova nearly 1,000 years ago, in 1054. (NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University))